POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13545, 19 March 1906, Page 4

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails close at the Chief Post Office, Dunedin, as under:— Overland, Northern Ports, Christchnrch, nm\ inlermediaie offices, daily, 6.20 a.m. Late letters, 7.10; also on the mail van up to 8 a.m. For Second Express for Palmerston, Domani. Wniraale. Timaru. Ashhurton, and Christchnrch. at 12.45 p.m. Also, Northern Ports, nt 12.45 p.m. on Saturday. For Greyniouth, Holiilika and Reefton, Monday and Thursday, at 12.45 p.m. For .South Express Trains at 7.30 a.m. and 6 p.ni. Lute-fee letters must bear, in addition to the ordinary poßtaeo, Id. THIS DAY (MONDAY) MARCH 19, FEDEIiAL SERVICE.

For Australian Slates (via Hobart), Ceylon, India, Chimi, Straits Settlements, Mauritius, South Africa, Mediterranean Ports, Continent of Europe. I'nilfti Kinsdoin. elc, per South Express, at 7.30 a.m. Late lefters, per South Express, at 8.125 a.m. Due in London 20th April.

Correspondence for Hie Unifecl Kingdom to be specially addressed via Melbourne. Money order? close at 1 p.m., registered letters and parrels at 5 p.m. on the 17th. TUESDAY. MARCH 20. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. For Northern Ports of New Zealand, Samoa, Sandwich Islands, Japan, United Slates of America, Canada, South America, West Indies, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, at G..10 a.m. Late-fee letters at the C.P.O. at 7.40 a.m., and North Express at 8 a.m.

Money orders close at 4 p.m. and registered letters at 5 p.m. on the lflfh.

Book packets and newspapers at 5 a.m. on the 20th.

The above mail will close at the branch Post Offices. North Dunodin. South Dnnedin, Ce.versham, Roslvn, Morningtou, and NorthEast Valley, for money orders at 4 p.m., and registered letters !>t 5 p.m. on the lfltli, letters and newspapers at midnight on the 19th. At the Port Chalmers office, letters at 0.30 a.m. on the 20th. Money orders close at 4 p.m., and registered letters at 5 p.m., on the 10th. The above mail will be duo in London on the 21st April. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. Supplementary mails for America, the United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, etc., will close at 6.30 a.m. Late-fee letters at the C.P.O. at 7.40 ii.in., and North Express at 8 a.m. Money orders close at 4 p.m. and registered letters at 5 p.m. on the 20th. The. above mail will be due in London on tho 21st April.

Mails for Rarotonga, Tahiti, ami Penrhyn Islands, per Taviuni, close at Auckland on the 20th at 3.15 p.m. Mai's for the Chatham Islands, per Toroa, close, at Lytlelton on the 21st at 8 p.m. Mails for Fanning Island, per Navua, close at Auckland on tho 21st at 12.45 p.m.

Mails from Melbourne for Durban and Capetown, per Geelong, 2Glh, via Adelaide; Af;-ic. 30th, via ITobart and Albany; Marathon, 12th April, via Fremimtlc. Mails for Nine, per Ysalvel. close at Auckland on the 2GUi March at 8.45 a.m.

Mails for Lord Howe, Norfolk. New Hebrides, and Banks Islands (via Sydney), per Zealaudia, close at Auckland on the UPth at 4.lii p.m.

Mails [or the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, per Corinthic, via Monte Video, Rio de Janeiro, and Teneriffe, will close at Wellington on flic 29th at 10 a.m. Correspondence for the United Kingdom, specially addressed, will close at this office on the 28th at G. 30 a.m. Due in London 11th .May.

N.B.—The'public is reminded'that letter postage for the United States of America is I.\A per half-ounce; newspapers, Id for tho first 407„ and Jd for each additional 2oz or fraction thereof.

CAUTION., The public is warned against posting largesized newspapers or packets in the City or Suburban Post Office Pillars, ' Lnmp-post Boxes, or Wall Receivers. Such large-sized articles are liable to stick and cause the box in which they are posted to overflow.

PARCELS AND PACKETS. The large posting box at the Chief Post Office is for packets only. Parcels to be sent by the parcel post system must be handed over the counter; otherwise they are taxed 6d. J. W. Wilkin, Chief Poslmaßler